A live blog of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 keynote, where Sam Altman is expected to announce ChatGPT and Codex updates
THE SO WHAT
Expected ChatGPT and Codex updates mean the baseline for “AI in your product” is about to move again—what felt differentiated last quarter may become table stakes. Teams selling AI features should be ready to reposition around data, workflow, or domain depth rather than raw model capability.
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